Hiroshige Wood Block Print #52 Of Tokaido and similar items

FREE SHIPPING TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS IF YOU PURCHASE AT THE BUY IT NOW PRICE PLEASE READ MY DESCRIPTION TERMS AND IF NECESSARY DON'T HESITATE TO ASK ANY QUESTION YOU MAY HAVE BEFORE PURCHASING OR MAKING AN OFFER - GOOD COMMUNICATION MAKES GOOD FRIENDS AND A SMOOTH TRANSACTION! COURTEOUS COMMENTS CORRECTIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME! This is an offering of an AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE/VINTAGE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT BY HIROSHIGE THIS PRINT IS #52 FROM THE KATSU EDITION OF HIS WELL KNOW SERIES OF "53 STATIONS OF THE TOKAIDO," WHICH WERE OFFERED IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT EDITIONS - THE KATSU EDITION IS QUITE RARE. IT MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 11.5 INCHES BY 8.5 INCHES. I DON'T KNOW THE AGE OF THE PRINT BUT MOST LIKELY FROM TAISHO ERA BUT IT'S ABSOLUTELY PRE-1937 BECAUSE THAT IS WHEN THE MISSIONARY FAMILY LEFT JAPAN: SEE BELOW! PLEASE READ BELOW ABOUT ORIGIN: WHERE DID THIS COME FROM? I HAVE COLLECTED JAPANESE ART AND SWORDS FOR OVER 40 YEARS. IN LATE 1969 OR 1970 (CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH :) I BOUGHT A LARGE ESTATE IN INDIANA FROM A FAMILY WHO DID MISSIONARY WORK IN JAPAN IN THE EARLY 1900s. THE ESTATE INCLUDED MANY SWORDS OTHER ART OBJECTS INCLUDING A BOX OF JAPANESE PRINTS WHICH I REALLY NEVER LOOKED AT CLOSELY. NOW IN MY "OLDER YEARS," I'M STARTING TO LOOK THROUGH AND I'LL BE POSTING MOST OF IT ON EBAY AS I WORK DOWN THE PILE. I KNOW THE FAMILY LEFT JAPAN IN 1937 JUST BEFORE WWII, SO ALL THE PRINTS I OFFER ARE FROM PRIOR TO THAT DATE. THEY ARE IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN THE FAMILY BOUGHT THEM FROM LEGITAMATE GALLERIES OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRED THEM; AND MANY HAVE PENCILED COMMENTS ON THE PAPER ON WHICH THEY ARE LAID DOWN. I'M NOT A PRINT EXPERT AND I GATHER THERE'S A LOT TO KNOW. MY DESCRIPTIONS WILL BE THE BEST I CAN DO AND IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK. IF YOU LIKE NEAT STUFF, Check out my store! ALL OFFERINGS ARE AS IS WHERE IS, ALL SALES FINAL, ALL IMAGES AND TEXT ARE FULLY OWNED AND PROTECTED FROM USE WITHOUT PERMISSION: IN COMPLIANCE THIS SITE'S RULES, I ACCEPT ALMOST ANY MODE OF PAYMENT REQUESTED BY THE BUYER AS LONG AS IT IS AUTHORIZED BY THIS SITE - HOWEVER ECHECKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. PAYPAL PAYMENTS ARE ACCEPTED ONLY FROM VERIFIED CONFIRMED BUYERS ELIGIBLE FOR SELLER PROTECTION - PAYMENTS ARE REQUESTED TO BE RECEIVED WITHIN 3 DAYS OF CLOSE OF THE OFFERING - IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BEFORE YOU BID - I DO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE! I CAN'T GUARANTEE NEXT DAY SHIPPING, BUT I'M USUALLY PRETTY FAST - SEE MY FEEDBACK!